Market Research Notes: Primary Vs Secondary Research
Market Research Notes: Primary Vs Secondary Research
Market Research Notes: Primary Vs Secondary Research
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The action or activity of gathering information about consumers’ needs and preferences
It studies such things as consumer behavior, including how cultural, societal and personal factors
influence that behavior.
Describe them in terms of age, occupation, income, lifestyle, educational attainment, etc.
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Describe their buying habits relating to your product or service, including how much they buy,
their favored suppliers, the most popular features and the predominant price points.
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This is the tricky one, attempting as it does to delve into consumers’ heads. Answers will depend
on the product and its uses. Cookware buyers may buy the products that offer the most
effective nonstick surfaces, or those that give the most pans in a package for a given amount of
money, or those that come in the most decorative colors.
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you want your business plan to differ from that of the last entrepreneur in your field.